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Nebraska Section PGA | 610 J Street., Ste 10 | Lincoln, NE 68508 | Ph: (402) 489-7760 | Fax: (402) 489-1785 | www.nebraskapga.com Officers President Nathan Kalin, PGA Fremont Golf Club [email protected] National Scholarship Winners/Youth Day Pg. 4-5 Vice President Section Champ Sign Up/2019 Elections Pg. 6-7 Gil Russell, PGA Norfolk Country Club [email protected] Vinnie’s Car Show Pg. 10 Secretary Dawn Neujahr, PGA Champions Run Membership Matters Pg. 14-15 [email protected] Honorary President Tournament News & Schedule Pg. 16-17 Tony Pesavento, PGA Omaha Country Club [email protected] Tournament News & Special Awards Pg. 18-19 Staff Foundation News & Women’s Golf Pg. 20-21 Executive Director/CEO David Honnens, PGA [email protected] Career Consultant & PGM Announcement Pg. 22-23 Tournament Director Sean O’Neill, PGA 2019 PGA Championship Pg. 24-25 [email protected] Director of Nebraska Junior Golf/ Member Updates & June Birthdays Pg. 26-27 Player Development Seth Scollard, PGA [email protected] Operations Manager Renee Tyson [email protected] Development Officer Bob Danenhauer [email protected] Tournament Assistant Kurt Karcher [email protected] Digital Sports Media Director Brett Renner [email protected] 2 Meet the Team Kurt Karcher, PGA and Brett Renner return to our team for 2019. Click here to read Kurt’s bio and click here to read Brett’s bio. These two gentlemen will play a significant role in our continued pursuit of elevating our services to you, the Member and the golf industry in our Section. Were are excited to announce that Carson Henry and Joe Sherman have joined the Nebraska Junior Golf /Nebraska PGA Team for the summer. Click here to read Carson’s bio and click here to read Joe’s bio. These two gentlemen will play a sig- nificant role in running Nebraska Junior Golf events, TEAM Golf and assisting with Nebraska PGA Championships. 3 CONGRATULATIONS to our National Scholarship Winners! National Winners Brogan A. Gunia—Ron Gunia, PGA (Grandparent) Elizabeth L. Riley—Sean T. Riley, PGA Isaac M. Hirsch—Ron Gunia, PGA (Grandparent) Kayla L. Shaner—Matthew W. Shaner, PGA The PGA Financial Assistance Fund is able to grow solely through investment earnings and contributions from our PGA Members. Members are given the option of contributing to the PGA Financial Assistance Fund on their Member Dues each year. Your encouragement of their contribution will help us to grow the fund and, in turn, provide more PGA Scholarships to Member’s children and grandchildren in the future. 4 5 Section Championship Sign Ups Now Available 2019 Section Championships Registration Now Available We have some tremendous venues for these Champion- ships this year! Click here to register. 6 Dear Nebraska PGA Members and Associates, The Section will be holding elections at the 2019 Fall Meeting currently scheduled for Monday, November 18, 2019 at Champions Run. Your Section Board of Directors has es- tablished some “ground rules” with regard to the campaign. If, after reading this memo, you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to contact me (402-571-7470) or CEO, David Honnens, PGA at the Section offices (402-489-7760). Nominations from the floor of the meeting can be made. However, to enhance the campaign and election process the Board has authorized the Section staff to send out, via email up to a two page “Campaign Letter” on each candidate’s behalf. In order to take advantage of this, the candidate must send a “Letter of Intent” to my attention via email or the regular mail. Email is preferred to ([email protected]) or if you use regular mail, again send to my attention to: Nebraska Section PGA, c/o Tony Pesavento, PGA, 610 J Street, Suite 10, Lin- coln, NE 68508. The “Letter of Intent” and the desired “Campaign Letter” must arrive by 5:00 p.m. on September 6, 2019. The plan is to email all of the “Campaign Letters” together. If a candidate misses this deadline, he/she will be on their own with regard to the mailing of any campaign materials. Obviously, announcing sooner than later will provide more opportunity for publicity. Similarly, the Section staff will post to the Section’s website (candidates for secretary tab) just about any document (WORD format) a candidate provides (this would include the previ- ously referenced “Campaign Letter”), as well as a photograph (JPG format). There is no limi- tation on the number or size of the documents to be posted. Eventually, all materials must be provided electronically to Renee at the Section office ([email protected]). Also, while the Section staff will format the documents for printing and mailing and/or posting on the website, they are not permitted to correct, edit or change the submissions. In order to be listed as a candidate in the Fall Meeting Booklet, a candidate’s “Letter of In- tent” must be received at the Section office by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 28, 2019. Respectfully submitted, Tony Pesavento, PGA Nominating Committee Chair 7 TO VIEW OFFER CLICK HERE 8 TO ORDER CONTACT CLARK SMITH AT: [email protected] 9 10 11 12 13 All professionals are encourage to complete the online abuse preven- tion course. Each PGA Member who successfully completes the course and an assessment at the conclusion will earn 2 PGA Required MSR cred- its. The training is $5 and is paid by the member or associate. View, print and/or pay your dues in- voice through PGA.org by June 30, 2019. You will receive your new membership card approximately 14 days following payment. On Tuesday, June 4, facilities throughout the world will host Women’s Golf Day. PGA Profes- sionals hosting an event utilize this day to increase participation in golf at their club by supporting, engag- ing and empowering women and girls. 14 Complete the 2019 PGA Facility Operations Scorecard The Scorecard is available to the ranking PGA Professional, based on classification, at each facility. This valuable resource can help you com- pare your revenues and expenses against similar facilities. Is Your Course Heart Safe? Golf courses are the 5th most com- mon place for sudden cardiac arrest. Brooks Koepka and the PGA of America are partnering with Hand- sOnly.org to save lives with a cam- paign to increase bystander response to victims of sudden cardiac arrest. “Everyone can save a life; its three easy steps Check, Call, Compress,” says Koepka. Go to HandsOnlyP- GA.org to learn how to make your course heart safe. Registration is Open Make plans now to attend the 2019 PGA Fashion & Demo Experience in Las Vegas. Best Practices Added Several best practices have been added to the SBO Portal including the Illinois PGA Birdies for Charity Program and a great idea to help with Drive, Chip & Putt staffing from the Tri-State PGA. See ALL ideas HERE 15 PETERSEN AND ZYWIEC CAPTURE THE CLUB CAR PRO-PRO Read Full Article COATMAN AND WHITE SHARE TOP HONORS IN THE DAKOTA DUNES PRO-AM Read Full Article 16 DATE GOLF COURSE 6/10 Yankee Hill Country Club Pro Am 6/17 Happy Hollow Club Pro Am 6/22-6/23 Green Valley 36 Hole Pro Am 6/27 Pinnacle Bank Qualifier at ArborLinks 7/1 Golf FORE! The Troops at Wilderness Ridge 7/8 Nebraska PGA Assistant Champ at Happy Hollow Club 7/8-7/9 Nebraska PGA Senior Champ at Happy Hollow Club 7/15 Pinnacle Bank Monday Qualifier 7/22 Quail Run/Elks CC 27 Hole Pro-Pro 7/29 Firethorn Golf Club Pro Am 8/5-8/6 Nebraska Section PGA Championship at ArborLinks 8/12 Hillcrest Country Club Pro Am 8/19 PGA REACH - Nebraska Pro Am (invitation only) 8/26 Bent Tree ProAm 9/3 Mizuno Pro/Assistant Championship 9/13-9/15 Wells Fargo Nebraska Open at Elks Country Club 9/23 Team Championship at Wild Horse Golf Club 9/30 Country Club of Lincoln Pro Am 10/7 Vinnie Krikac Cup Series at Quarry Oaks (invitation only) 10/11 Legends of Golf Classic at The Pines Country Club season long MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP season long Assistants MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP REGISTER FOR ALL EVENTS HERE 17 VERMEER CRUISES TO A VICTORY IN THE ALL STAR PRO GOLF/E-Z-GO PRO 3-AM Read Full Article Direct Deposit Enrollment 18 Youth Player Development Chris Thomson, PGA I am so fortunate to be at a facility that embraces player devel- opment, especially junior golf and allows me the freedom to grow new programs. Over the years we have grown our pro- grams to include pee wee & junior camps, league, team golf and a high school girls only program. The player development programs have served as a great training ground for many of my young assistants and interns over the years so that they under- stand how to put together a program and execute from start to finish. Over the course of the summer we will work with ap- proximately 300 kids across the board and are fortunate to have secured the sponsor sup- port from State Farm Agent Vinnie Krikac as well as a product sponsor Wilson Golf. Having the support of sponsors has really allowed us to do more and offer more for our players. If any Nebraska PGA Members are ever in need of assistance in getting a program off the ground I am more than willing to step in and help them design a program that will fit their needs as a club. Chris Thomson, PGA Director of Golf Wilderness Ridge Golf Club 19 Aces for Ager First Tee of Omaha Warrior Girls Golf & Community Outreach Lexington Park & Rec Golf Program The Pinnacle Bank Championship—Intern Program Follow us on Social Media 20 By T.J.